GLINKA, M.: Ruslan and Lyudmilla: Overture / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Nutcracker: Act II (Rozhdestvensky) (BBC Proms, 1981)
Orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Composer:
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich
Composer:
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London
Date of Concert: 1981
Playing Time: 01:05:12
Producer:
Greenberg, Rodney
Catalogue Number: ICAD5027
UPC: 5060244550278
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world's greatest artists. These performances are released on video for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
Performed during his tenure as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony, the Proms performances featured on this recording represent Gennadi Rozhdestvensky at the highest point of his relationship with the orchestra. One of the premier conductors of Russian repertoire, Rozhdestvensky is well known for his interpretations of ballet music - this performance of the second act of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker perfectly demonstrates his affinity with the genre.
